Black-crested Antshrike

Sakesphorus canadensis - Batara huppé

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Thamnophilidés
Genus
:
Sakesphorus
Species
:
canadensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 22 à 27 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis) is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Sakesphorus canadensis canadensis (Suriname and French Guiana)
Sakesphorus canadensis pulchellus (n Colombia and w Venezuela)
Sakesphorus canadensis intermedius (e Colombia and nc Venezuela)
Sakesphorus canadensis fumosus (sw Venezuela and extreme n Brazil)
Sakesphorus canadensis trinitatis (ne and se Venezuela and Guyana, Trinidad)
Sakesphorus canadensis loretoyacuensis (se Colombia, nw Brazil and ne Peru)

Foreign names

Batara huppé,
Batará crestinegro,
choca-de-crista-preta,
Schwarzgesicht-Ameisenwürger,
Zwartkuifmierklauwier,
Averla formichiera crestanera,
svarttofsad myrtörnskata,
Svarttoppmaurvarsler,
batara čiernochvostá,
mravenčík černochocholatý,
Myretornskade,
sointumuura,
batarà capnegre,
mrowiec czarnoczuby,
Чернохохлый малый эсперито,
エボシアリモズ,
黑冠蚁鵙,
黑冠蟻鵙,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas